Twitter has made changes such as simplifying developer account registration and making 'API v2' the main API
Twitter updated the official blog of the developer platform on November 15, 2021 and announced that it has made some changes to give developers more freedom to build apps based on Twitter. With the new changes, registering a developer account has become easier than before, and the third-party API ' Twitter API v2 ' released in August 2020 has become the default API.
Build the future of Twitter with a new developer platform
Twitter makes big changes for devs as it eyes decentralized future --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22779149/twitter-api-version-2-official-decentralized
'API v2', an API for third parties released by Twitter in August 2020, has relaxed the restrictions that existed in the conventional 'API v1.1 ', and has the function of posting questionnaires to 'conversation threads' and 'tweets'. 'Tweet pinning (fixed to the top)' 'Spam filtering' functions etc. are included. Since then , functions such as 'search for spaces ' and ' access to data such as' likes '' have been added, and API functions have been gradually expanded.
Twitter releases a new API for third parties 'Twitter API v2', API that was previously divided into 3 is integrated and troublesome migration is unnecessary --GIGAZINE
And on November 15th, Twitter announced a new update to its developer platform, finally making API v2 officially Twitter's flagship API. Existing applications built with API v1.1 are fully supported by API v2, but the use of API v1.1 is only supported to deal with important bugs. In addition, developers using the paid version of API v1.1 will strive to make a smooth transition to API v2.
In addition, Twitter has made changes to make it easier to register developer accounts that use the API and make it easier to start development. The new Essential access account allows developers to register for free without going through a manual approval process and can access API v2 as soon as they sign up. Amir Shevat, Twitter's Product Management Director, says opening a traditional developer account can take hours or days, while Essential access can be opened in just seconds. Essential access is given an application development environment, and it seems that it is possible to acquire 500,000 tweets per month, and although it is not a production environment, it meets the initial needs of developers.
Another developer account is 'Elevated access', which provides a development environment, a staging environment, and a production environment, and can get 2 million tweets per month. For developers who are already using API v2, the project will be automatically upgraded to Elevated access, but developers who are not yet using API v2 will need to go through the application process to open it.
In a press release, Twitter said, 'We hope that the Twitter developer community will open up the future with innovations that utilize Twitter,' and many developers are using APIs to various things. It mentions launching an app or service. In addition, in order to promote new technology development, it also reports that the wording that limits some of the construction methods that use Twitter's core functions and limits the number of people that the application can support has been removed from the developer policy. ..
Shevat told foreign media The Verge that the series of changes is a step towards the goal of becoming a 'distributed platform' that allows third-party developers to build apps and experiences based on Twitter. increase.
By facilitating development work by third-party developers, it will be possible to build apps and experiences that Twitter cannot develop as a company. Shevat gives an example of a vegetarian developer developing an 'algorithm that avoids offensive meat content.' In this way, he argued that Twitter hopes to become a decentralized platform with a variety of apps and features like iOS and Android.
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